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WASHINGTON – Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer joined House Republican leadership and a number of committee chairs to discuss House Republicans’ efforts to hold university administrators accountable for their failure to keep Jewish students safe amid a wave of violent, antisemitic protests happening on college campuses. Click here or above to watch the clip. Whip Emmer: “Our… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer sent a letter Thursday to the University of Minnesota inquiring about their plan to protect Jewish students on campus, in light of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (MN-05) recent visit to the university where she applauded the pro-terrorist, antisemitic protests happening at colleges across the country. In a statement to the Daily Mail, Whip Emmer said, “Jewish… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip Tom Emmer rebuked the Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations on Friday, noting that the rule changes – which expand the definition of sex discrimination to include both sexual orientation and gender identity – are more about “appeasing the radical members of their base” than “protecting students.” In case you missed it… GOP lawmakers slam Biden… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Majority Whip Tom Emmer called out more than a dozen House Democrats for voting against a resolution that condemns Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel. This follows Whip Emmer’s criticism of the nearly 50 House Democrats who refused to condemn the pro-Hamas activist chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic on Tuesday. In case… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer discussed how Iran’s attack on Israel this past weekend is a direct result of Joe Biden’s “disturbing pattern of appeasement on the world stage.” Whip Emmer also challenged House Democrats to put “a check” on the Biden administration’s failed foreign policy this week by voting in favor of House Republicans’ legislation that holds Iran… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Following reports that a child pornographer exploited the Biden administration’s lax immigration laws to smuggle in illegal immigrant children, Majority Whip Tom Emmer slammed Joe Biden and the Democrats in an exclusive statement to the Daily Mail for the humanitarian crisis they created by opening our southern border. In case you missed it… Migrant 'smuggled child into the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer – alongside Representatives Brad Finstad (MI-01), Michelle Fischbach (MI-07), and Pete Stauber (MI-08) – today sent a follow-up letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on how a known terrorist was able to travel from the border to Minnesota and whether that transportation was funded by taxpayer… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Following evidence that the Biden administration is pursuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), Majority Whip Tom Emmer authored an op-ed in The Hill laying out the case against CBDC’s and how his legislation, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, would protect Americans’ right to financial privacy. In case you missed it… My plan to protect Americans’ financial privacy… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer rallied support from outside organizations for six bills that came to the House floor during Energy Week. They focus on restoring American energy dominance, lowering energy costs for families, and counteracting the Biden administration’s disastrous Green New Deal agenda. Here is what stakeholders are saying in response to Energy Week in the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer discussed the six energy bills being brought to the floor in the House this week. These bills focus on counteracting the Biden administration’s Green New Deal agenda that has increased costs and decreased America’s energy independence.  Click here or above to watch the clip. Whip Emmer: “As you’ve already heard from our… Read more »